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srxrinrn coivonnss. sms. II. 01;.321. 1909. 1119 or whoever shall print, photograph, or in any other manner make, execute, or sell, or cause to be printed, photographed, made, executed, or sold, or shall aid in printing, photographing, making, execut' , or selling any engraving, photograph print, or im ression in thldxlikeness of any genuine note, bond, obligation, or other security, or any part thereof, of any forei gpvernment, bank, or corporation; or whoever shall bring into the nited States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, any coimterfeit plate, stone, or other thing, or engraving, photograph print, or other impressions of the notes, _ bonds, obligations, or other securities of any foreign government, bank, or corporation, shall be fined not more than five thousand P¤¤i¤¤¤nen¤f¤r· dollars, or inprilisoned not more than five years, or both. Sec. 162. oever shall o place or connect together different d.g¤¤¤¤yg¤H; vcrnwl parts of two or more notes, bills, or other genuine instruments issuedmn°' °t°' under the authority of the United States, or by any foreign government, or coiiporation, as to roduce one instrument, with intent to _ defraud, sha be deemed gusty of forgery in the same manner as if the (parts so put together were falseliy made or forged, and shall be Pnnisnmentfor. Ene not more than one thousand ollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. Sno,163. Whoever shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or Gcunterteiuug gem cause cir prgcure to be fapltsiglgy made, forged, or counterfeiy, or shall Ef '§°g§Y'§,'y,°f'§j wil' |'mg ai or assist in y making' , o, or counte eif an coin orliars in resemblance or similitude of the gold or silver grins oi bars which have been, or hereafter ma be, coined or stamped at the mints and assay offices of the Unitec? States, or in resemblance or similitude of any foreg gold or silver coin which by law is or hereafter may be, current m the United States, or are in actual use and circulation as money within the United States; or whoever shall pass, utter, publish, or sell, or attempt to pass, utter, publish, or se , or bring into the United States or any p ace subject to the jurisdiction _thereof, from any foreign place, knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeit, with intent to defraud any body politic or corporate, or any plerson or persons whomsoever, or shall have in his possession an suc false, forged, or counterfeited coin or bars, knowing the same to lie false, forged, or counterfeited, with intent to defraud any body Iitic or corporate, or any person or lpersons whomsoever, s all be ruuisnmenum-. hiled not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years. · Sec. 164. Wlnoever shall falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or m§§,‘;Qg°§::'°***"¤ cause or procure to be falsely ma e, forged, or counterfeiteel, or shall a. s., sec: mss. p. willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging, on counterfeiting an M8 coin in the resemblance or similitude of any o the minor coins which have been, or hereafter may be, coined at themints of the United States; or whoever shall pass, utter, publish, or sell, or bring into the United States or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, from any foreign (place, or have in his possession any such false, forged, or counterfeite coin, with intent to defraud any person whomsoever, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned not Punishment formore than three years. Sec. 165. Whoever, fraudulently, by any art, way or means, shall ,,,f;"‘(§’j“{,g,{Q;“,§j},fé deface, mutilate, impair, diminish, falsify, scale, or lighten, or cause nuns 29 625 or procure to be fraudulently defaced, mutilated, impaired, dimin— fg_Q2A_ 5459, p_ ished, falsified, scaled, or lightened, or willingly ai or assist in m- fraudulently defacing, mutilating, impairing, diminishing, falsifying, scaling, or lightening, the gold or silver coins which have been, or which may hereafter be, coined at the mints of the United States, or any foreign gold or silver coins which are by law made current or are in actual use or circulation as money within the United States or in any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof; or whoever shall pas,